Study Abroad Programs
Spring Break in China
The Marketing & Real Estate Department's spring semester China study abroad program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate business school students with a valuable academic and cultural experience. The program is designed for business majors and minors, and runs in spring semester. Participants take a 12 day trip to China during their spring break, while earning class credit for a Special Topics - "Business in the China" course. Participants visit three cities in China - Beijing Shanghai and Hong Kong. Their 12 day stay in these three cities includes visits to international business firms and Chinese universities, talks by Chinese University professors and sightseeing tours. Examples of sightseeing and businesses visited include-- the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, Shanghai University, Hong Kong stock exchange, Beijing steel factory, etc.
For more information click here or contact Dr. Salil Talpade at stalpade@westga.edu or Mimi Rickard at mrickard@westga.edu.
Spring Break in Japan
The Management Department's spring semester Japan study abroad program provides undergraduate and graduate students with cultural exposure to global business perspectives in real-world settings. The program will run 10 days through spring break and will include visits to four cities -- Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. Students participating in the program will earn class credit for a Special Topics -"Business in Japan" course, and will also include visits to Japanese companies and talks with Japanese business professors. Additional sites on the planned tour include Heian Shrine and Gold Pavilion, Meiji ShintoShrine, Imperial Place, Asakua Kannon Temple.
For more information click here or contact Dr. Erich Bergiel at ebergiel@westga.edu or Dr. John Upson at jupson@westga.edu.
Summer in London
The London summer study abroad program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate business school students with a valuable academic and cultural experience. The program is designed for business majors and minors, and runs in summer session III (June). Participants take a two week trip to London from June 19th to July 4th, while earning class credit for a Special Topics - "Business in the UK" course. During their two week stay in London students visit a variety of international business firms and have opportunities for direct interaction with top executives and business professionals (e.g., Coca Cola UK, Lloyds of London, Bank of England, McCann-Erickson, Fullers Brewery, etc.). Students also have two long "open" weekends to enjoy London's many cultural experiences or to make trips to other cities in Europe (e.g., Paris, Rome, Dublin, Edinburgh etc).
For more information click here or contact Dr. Salil Talpade at stalpade@westga.edu or Mimi Rickard at mrickard@westga.edu.
